swap_horiz Lentinula edodes Alternatives

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Tuber magnatum

The Tuber magnatum, commonly known as the white alba truffle, is a highly prized edible fungus. It’s notable for its int...

Italian Gourmet White Edible

9.8 Brilliant

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Tuber melanosporum

Tuber melanosporum, commonly known as the Périgord black truffle, is a hypogeous mushroom prized for its intense aroma a...

European Gourmet Edible Truffle

9.7 Brilliant

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Boletus edulis

Boletus edulis, or porcini, is a highly valued edible mushroom native to Europe. It forms a mycorrhizal relationship wit...

European Gourmet Edible Bolete

9.5 Brilliant

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Morchella esculenta

Morchella esculenta, commonly known as the morel mushroom, is a highly sought-after edible fungus. Its honeycomb-like ca...

Spring Gourmet North American Edible

9.3 Excellent

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Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus cibarius, commonly known as the golden chanterelle, is a mycorrhizal fungus valued for its rich flavor and...

European Gourmet Edible Chanterelle

9.2 Excellent

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Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus, commonly called lion’s mane mushroom, is a unique cultivated fungal species. It's notable for potent...

Medicinal Edible Cultivated Tooth Fungus

9.2 Excellent

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Morchella elata

Morchella elata, commonly known as black morel, is a highly sought-after edible mushroom. It’s notable for its distincti...

Black Spring North American Edible

9.0 Excellent

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Ganoderma lucidum

Ganoderma lucidum, commonly known as reishi or lingzhi, is a polypore mushroom native to Asia. It’s notable for its long...

Medicinal Asian Immune Support Polypore

9.0 Excellent

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Grifola frondosa

Grifola frondosa, commonly known as maitake or hen-of-the-woods, is a polypore mushroom associated with oak trees. It’s...

Medicinal Asian Edible Polypore

9.0 Excellent

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Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Ophiocordyceps sinensis is a rare fungus belonging to the ascomycete group. It’s notable for its entomopathogenic nature...

Rare Himalayan Medicinal Entomopathogenic

9.0 Excellent

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Tricholoma matsutake

The Tricholoma matsutake is a highly sought-after mushroom found primarily in East Asian pine forests. It’s notable for...

Gourmet Asian Edible Tricholoma

9.0 Excellent

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Craterellus cornucopioides

Craterellus cornucopioides, known as the black trumpet, is a highly sought-after edible mycorrhizal fungus widely harves...

European Gourmet Woodland Edible

8.8 Great

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Boletus aereus

Boletus aereus, the dark cep, is a highly valued edible mushroom found predominantly in southern Europe and notable for...

European Gourmet Edible Bolete

8.8 Great

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Pleurotus ostreatus

Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a widely cultivated edible fungus first commercially grown in Germany durin...

Cosmopolitan Culinary Edible Oyster

8.7 Great

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Boletus pinophilus

Boletus pinophilus, the pine bolete, is a large edible mushroom highly prized in Italy that forms symbiotic relationship...

European Culinary Edible Pine

8.5 Great

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Russula virescens

Green cracking russula, a highly regarded edible with a greenish cap that breaks into mosaic patches, particularly prize...

European Oak Edible Russula

8.5 Great

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Armillaria ostoyae

Notable for harboring what may be the world's largest organism—a single clone in Malheur National Forest, Oregon, spanni...

North American Edible Parasitic Honey Fungus

8.5 Great

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Pleurotus eryngii

Pleurotus eryngii, the king trumpet mushroom, is the largest species in the Pleurotus genus and is widely farmed for its...

Mediterranean Gourmet Edible Oyster

8.2 Great

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Tremella fuciformis

Known as snow fungus or silver ear, this jelly fungus is widely cultivated in China for culinary and medicinal use and p...

Asian Edible Jelly Cultivated

8.0 Great

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Agaricus subrufescens

Agaricus subrufescens, also known as the almond mushroom, is a notable edible fungus commercially cultivated for medicin...

Tropical Medicinal Edible Cultivated

7.9 Good